Deadly Blessing - 'Psycho Drama' (official album stream)

Οι Deadly Blessing δημιουργήθηκαν πριν από σαράντα χρόνια, το μακρινό 1985, διαλύθηκαν το 1991 και επανήλθαν (τυπικά τουλάχιστον, καθώς δισκογραφικό αποτέλεσμα δεν υπάρχει) πριν από μία ενδεκάδα έτη. Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει ένα "ολοκληρωμένο" album ("Ascend from the Cauldron" 1988), ένα ep ("Deadly Blessing" 1988), ένα single ("Utopia in Flames / Devided" 2008) και τέσσερα demos.

Μετά την διάλυσή τους στις αρχές της δεκαετίας του ενενήντα προέκυψαν οι Optimus Prime, οι οποίοι κυκλοφόρησε ένα demo ("Welcome to the Real World" 1991). Προ οκταετίας, το καλοκαίρι του 2017, κυκλοφόρησε σε διπλό cd και σε ψηφιακή μορφή μέσω της δισκογραφικής εταιρείας Divebomb Records η ουσιαστικά συλλογή (τυπικά split) "Psycho Drama". Την επόμενη χρονιά (Νοέμβριος 2018) "βγήκε" και σε βινύλιο (μόλις 200 αντίτυπα) από την Alone Records, με (μόλις) δέκα τραγούδια...

Δελτίο τύπου: «In 1989, following the success of their debut album, Ascend From the Cauldron, New Jersey power metallers Deadly Blessing made the pivotal decision to part ways with their iconic-yet-polarizing frontman, Norman "Ski" Kiersznowski.

In search of a more aggressive singer who could still be melodic, the band approached Larry Betson; whose gruffer, less over-the-top approach provided a perfect fit as the group continued to open for increasingly heavier national acts such as Biohazard, Dark Angel and Pantera.

The following year, influenced by hardcore thrash from the Bay Area to New York, Deadly Blessing recorded two hard-hitting demos—the well-received Psycho Drama, and the never officially released Mechanical Solutions—before rechristening themselves Optimus Prime for one last demo, taking some inspiration from that era's increasingly ubiquitous "grunge"-leaning sounds.

However, as work began on their sophomore full-length, internal uncertainties combined with label and management woes left the group without a proper home, and the lineup eventually unraveled.

So now, more than 25 years later, Divebomb Records is beyond thrilled to finally deliver this deluxe edition of Psycho Drama: a massive two-disc set representing the Larry Betson era of Deadly Blessing into Optimus Prime across 18 studio and 11 live tracks—many appearing here for the first time ever-fully remastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording.

You'll also find archival photographs, studio memories from Psycho Drama engineer Bob Kimmel, and an all-new retrospective interview with the band. For the fans, by the fans!»

Band: Deadly Blessing
Country of origin: United States
Location: Turnersville, New Jersey
Status: Active
Formed in: 1985
Genre: Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Legends, Myths, Christianity
Years active: 1985-?, 2014-present

Album: "Psycho Drama (Deluxe Edition)"
Type: Split (with Optimus Prime)
Release date: June 9th, 2017
Label: Divebomb Records
Format: 2CD

Tracklist - Disc 1:
01. Deadly Blessing - Asylum Awaits 00:38
02. Deadly Blessing - Good as Dead 03:18
03. Deadly Blessing - Psycho Drama 03:53
04. Deadly Blessing - Solitary Confinement 03:13
05. Deadly Blessing - Buried Dream 03:47
06. Deadly Blessing - Requiem 00:54
07. Deadly Blessing - Question & the Answer (I Look Down) 03:23
08. Deadly Blessing - Mechanical Solutions 05:38
09. Deadly Blessing - Four Walls 03:56
10. Deadly Blessing - FA-Q 05:06
11. Deadly Blessing - Nothing to Fear 04:21
12. Deadly Blessing - The Immortal (live) 03:57
13. Deadly Blessing - Warrior Unknown (live) 02:55
14. Deadly Blessing - Shredder (live) 02:17
15. Deadly Blessing - Nothing to Fear (live) 04:12
16. Deadly Blessing - Mechanical Solutions (live) 05:21
17. Deadly Blessing - Still With Vengeance (live) 03:25

Tracklist - Disc 2:
01. Optimus Prime - Inside Out 06:39
02. Optimus Prime - Remove Your Face 05:46
03. Optimus Prime - Stand in Line 05:19
04. Optimus Prime - Turn It Over 04:45
05. Optimus Prime - Eyes Can't See 05:44
06. Optimus Prime - Sometimes 02:31
07. Optimus Prime - Disappearing World 04:05
08. Optimus Prime - When We Come (live) 03:53
09. Optimus Prime - Shapes of Things (live) 03:47
10. Optimus Prime - Sometimes (live) 02:50
11. Optimus Prime - I Feel You 02:51

CD 1:
01-06: "Psycho Drama" Demo 1990
07-11: "Mechanical Solutions" Unreleased Demo 1990
12-17: Live

CD 2:
01-03: Demo 1991
04-07: Unreleased Demo recordings
08-11: Live